Osteoporosis Treatment of Hip Fracture Patients by Antiosteoporotic Drugs

The number of fractures of osteoporosis patients is increasing. Fractures caused by osteoporosis reduire drug therapy. We conducted on investigation on how to treat osteoporosis in proximal femoral hip fracture patients. We examined the percentage of pre- and post- injury osteoporotic treatments for...

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Published inOrthopedics & Traumatology Vol. 61; no. 4; pp. 793 - 794
Main Authors Miake, Go, Noguchi, Yasuo, Hotokezaka, Shunsuke, Mae, Takao, Sasaki, Kosuke, Takeuchi, Naohide, Matsushita, Akinobu, Kuchiishi, Rintaro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology 2012
Subjects
antiosteoporotic drug
hip fracture
osteoporosis
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Summary:The number of fractures of osteoporosis patients is increasing. Fractures caused by osteoporosis reduire drug therapy. We conducted on investigation on how to treat osteoporosis in proximal femoral hip fracture patients. We examined the percentage of pre- and post- injury osteoporotic treatments for 560 proximal femoral hip fracture patients treated in our hospital from April 2007 till July 2011. The percentage of pre-injury osteoporosis drug treatment was 14.3% (80/560); specifically, 18 patients out of 70 (25.7%) had a history of proximal hip fracture, on the other side, and 62 patients out of 490 (12.7%) did not. Thirty-three patients out of 158 (20.9%) had a history of taking osteoporosis drugs after they left our hospital. Present treatments using antiosteoporotic drugs for proximal hip fracture are insufficient for preventing additional fractures.
ISSN:0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI:10.5035/nishiseisai.61.793